Mary Alice Lee, Ph.D.

Dr. Lee is a Senior Policy Fellow with the Connecticut Voices for Children and a Lecturer at the Yale University School of Medicine (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health). At Connecticut Voices, her work entails health services research and policy analysis, with a focus on health and health care of low-income families and children.

Prior to joining Connecticut Voices in November 2003, Dr. Lee was the Assistant Director of the Children's Health Council, the independent oversight council established by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1995 to monitor the impact of Medicaid managed care on children's health care and to ensure access to health care services for all children in Connecticut. She is a member of the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy, the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, the American Public Health Association, and the American College of Nurse-Midwives.

Dr. Lee is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Nursing, is certified as a nurse-midwife by the American College of Nurse-Midwives. She taught nurse-midwifery at the Yale University School of Nursing and practiced in a variety of clinical settings. In 1995, Dr. Lee received a PhD in epidemiology from Yale University, with a focus on maternal and child health policy.

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Publications

December 2011	[1] Children's Dental Services in the HUSKY Program: Program Improvements Led to Increased Utilization in 2009 and 2010
December 2011	[2] Births to Mothers with HUSKY Program and Medicaid Coverage: 2009
December 2011	[3] Trends in New Enrollment in the HUSKY Program: 2010
December 2011	[4] Births to Mothers with HUSKY Program and Medicaid Coverage: 2008
October 2011	[5] Uninsured Children in Connecticut: 2010
October 2011	[6] National Health Insurance Reform: Opportunities and Challenges for Connecticut's Immigrant Families
September 2011	[7] Counting the Uninsured
September 2011	[8] Health Insurance in Connecticut: Summary of 2010 U.S. Census Current Population Survey Data
July 2011	[9] Trends in New Enrollment in the HUSKY Program: 2008-2009
June 2011	[10] National Health Insurance Reform: New Opportunities for Coverage for Connecticut Women
May 2011	[11] HUSKY Program Coverage for Infants: Maintaining Coverage When Babies Turn One
April 2011	[12] The HUSKY Program in Transition: Enrollment and Health Services Utilization in 2008
February 2011	[13] The HUSKY Program: The Impact of the Governor's FY 2012 Budget Proposal
October 2010	[14] Uninsured Children in Connecticut: 2009
October 2010	[15] HUSKY Program Coverage for 18 Year Olds: Recommendations for Avoiding Gaps or Loss of Coverage
September 2010	[16] Health Insurance in Connecticut: Summary of 2009 U.S. Census Current Population Survey Data
September 2010	[17] National Health Insurance Reform: New Opportunities for Coverage for Young Adults
September 2010	[18] National Health Insurance Reform: Medicaid Coverage to Help Pregnant Women Stop Smoking
April 2010	[19] HUSKY Program Enrollment Dynamics: Coverage Continuity, Gaps in Coverage and Retention
April 2010	[20] Avoiding Past Mistakes: HUSKY B Premiums Would Leave Thousands of Children Uninsured
April 2010	[21] Independent Performance Monitoring in the HUSKY Program: Ensuring Accountability for Scarce State Dollars
April 2010	[22] How National Health Care Reform Will Affect Eligibility and Affordability for Families with Children in Connecticut's HUSKY Program
February 2010	[23] The HUSKY Program Budget in Context: An Analysis of the Governor's FY 2011 Budget Proposal
January 2010	[24] How National Health Care Reform May Affect Families in Connecticut's HUSKY Program
December 2009	[25] Governor's Proposed Budget Cuts Would Shift Costs onto HUSKY Families and Providers and Result in Thousands of Children Losing Health Coverage
October 2009	[26] Uninsured Children in Connecticut: 2008
September 2009	[27] Health Insurance in Connecticut: Summary of 2008 U.S. Census Data
July 2009	[28] Behavioral Health Care for New Mothers in HUSKY A
June 2009	[29] Asthma and Asthma-Related Health Care for Children Enrolled in HUSKY A: 2007
June 2009	[30] Births to Mothers with HUSKY Program and Medicaid Coverage: 2007
June 2009	[31] Health Care for Children and Adults Newly Enrolled in HUSKY A: 2007
May 2009	[32] The Federal CHIP and Stimulus Laws: Opportunities for Improving the Health of Connecticut Children and Families
April 2009	[33] Emergency Care for Children in HUSKY A: 2007
April 2009	[34] Maintaining Health Insurance Coverage After Losing Employment: The COBRA Subsidy under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009
March 2009	[35] How is the HUSKY Program Performing?
February 2009	[36] Ensuring Accountability and Access to Care in the HUSKY Program Through Independent Performance Monitoring
January 2009	[37] Emergency Care for New Mothers and Pregnant Women in HUSKY A
December 2008	[38] Preventive Care For Children in HUSKY A: 2007
October 2008	[39] Improving Health Insurance Coverage Among Young Adults
October 2008	[40] Dental Care for New Mothers in HUSKY A
September 2008	[41] Uninsured Children in Connecticut: 2007
September 2008	[42] Births to Mothers with HUSKY Program and Medicaid Coverage: 2006
August 2008	[43] Health Care for Children and Adults Newly Enrolled in HUSKY A
July 2008	[44] Trends in New Enrollment in the HUSKY Program: 2006-2007
May 2008	[45] Caring for Mothers: Pregnancy Spacing and Birth Outcomes, 2005
April 2008	[46] Opportunities for Improving Care for Families in the HUSKY Program
April 2008	[47] Asthma and Asthma-Related Health Care for Children Enrolled in HUSKY A: 2006
April 2008	[48] Medicaid Provider Reimbursement: Recent Changes to Pediatric, Obstetric, and Other Selected Fees
February 2008	[49] Avoid Gaps in Children's Health Coverage: Restore "Continuous Eligibility" in HUSKY
February 2008	[50] Emergency Care for Children in HUSKY A: 2006
February 2008	[51] Uninsured Children in Connecticut: 2006
February 2008	[52] Smoking Cessation Treatment Needed for HUSKY Members
November 2007	[53] Access to Primary Care For Hartford Children in HUSKY A: 2005
November 2007	[54] Preventive Care For Children in HUSKY A: 2006
May 2007	[55] Births to Mothers With Medicaid Coverage: Smoking During Pregnancy, 2005
May 2007	[56] Births to Mothers with Medicaid Coverage by Town, 2005
April 2007	[57] Ensuring Access to Care for Children and Parents in HUSKY A: Alternatives to Managed Care
April 2007	[58] Births to Mothers with Medicaid Coverage: 2005
March 2007	[59] Ambulatory Care Utilization by Children Enrolled in HUSKY A in 2005
March 2007	[60] Emergency Care for Children in HUSKY A: CY 2005
March 2007	[61] Access to Care in the HUSKY Program: Achieving Our Goals for Well Child Care
March 2007	[62] Access to Care in the HUSKY Program: Achieving Our Goals for Dental Care
March 2007	[63] Child Health and Health Care Disparities in HUSKY A in 2005
March 2007	[64] The HUSKY Program Budget in Context: An Analysis of the Governor's Proposed FY 08 Budget
February 2007	[65] Births to Mothers in HUSKY A: Birth Outcomes, 2004
February 2007	[66] Ensuring Health Care Coverage for All Pregnant Women and Their Babies
February 2007	[67] Uninsured Children in Connecticut: 2005
January 2007	[68] Asthma and Asthma-Related Health Care For Children Enrolled in HUSKY A: 2005
January 2007	[69] Births to Mothers in HUSKY A: Smoking During Pregnancy, 2004
December 2006	[70] Births to Mothers in HUSKY A: Prenatal Care, 2004
December 2006	[71] Births to Mothers in Medicaid by Town, 2004
November 2006	[72] Covering Connecticut's Children: How Policy Changes Affect HUSKY Program Enrollment
October 2006	[73] Dental Care for Children In HUSKY A, 2005
September 2006	[74] The Impact of Pregnancy-Related and Maternal Factors on Well-Baby Care in HUSKY A For Babies Born in 2003
March 2006	[75] Child Health and Health Care Disparities in HUSKY A in 2004
February 2006	[76] Emergency Care for Children in HUSKY A: CY 2004
December 2005	[77] Asthma and Asthma-Related Health Care in Children Enrolled in HUSKY A: 2004
September 2005	[78] Uninsured Children in Connecticut: 2004
September 2005	[79] Ambulatory Care Utilization by Children Enrolled in HUSKY A in 2004
September 2005	[80] Dental Care for Children in HUSKY A: 2004
August 2005	[81] Births to Mothers in HUSKY A: Smoking During Pregnancy, 2002
July 2005	[82] Births to Mothers in HUSKY A: Prenatal Care, 2002
July 2005	[83] Births to Mothers in HUSKY A by Town, 2002
July 2005	[84] Births to Mothers in HUSKY A: Birth Outcomes, 2002
June 2005	[85] Child Health and Health Care Disparities in HUSKY A in 2003
May 2005	[86] Emergency Care of Children in HUSKY A: CY 2003
April 2005	[87] HUSKY A Provides Dental Care For More Children in 2003
March 2005	[88] Asthma and Asthma-Related Health Care in Children Enrolled in HUSKY A: 2003
January 2005	[89] Ambulatory Care Utilization by Children Enrolled in HUSKY A in 2003
October 2004	[90] Uninsured Children in Connecticut: 2003
October 2004	[91] Health and Health Care Disparities in HUSKY A: Impact of Coverage
October 2004	[92] Do the Health Needs of Children Newly Enrolled in HUSKY A Differ by Race and Ethnicity?
April 2004	[93] Families at Risk: Key Findings
March 2004	[94] Cost of Proposed Medicaid and HUSKY A Changes to the Connecticut Economy
January 2004	[95] Impact of Co-payments and Reduced Benefits on Children Enrolled in HUSKY A